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I am a long-time art student, and avidly continue my art studies in this blog. However, I have a husband and three small children, so I don't have the free time to make art that I wish I did. This blog contains the stolen scribblings I've made in spare moments. Someday I'll improve!Tags
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Walpa Gorge speedpaint
Just a speedpaint landscape tonight. I need to get back into the swing of painting regularly. This is Walpa Gorge, Australia, painted from this reference. I painted it in a high key, meaning lots of light colors and not many … Continue reading
Flat dinosaurs
I have a lot of gripes about dinosaur art. I’ve mused about dinosaurs here, but I don’t think I’ve ever griped about it much on this blog. Let’s rectify that! I subscribe to one of the dinosaur clubs on DA, … Continue reading
A boy and his dino, with color
Way back in this post, I drew this sketch, based off a lovely photo submitted to one of Pioneer Woman’s photo contests. I’ve been attempting to color it lately. I roughed in the colors, keeping this quote in mind from … Continue reading
Tinkering with water
Here’s how I’m progressing on my little seascape. I’ve spent a lot of time staring at tiny thumbnails of Waugh paintings, like these. You can really see the brushwork on that last one. There are a lot of photos of … Continue reading
Distant island
I haven’t done a Sonic pic in a while, so I think I’m about due. So here’s a Sonic pic to practice both water and atmospheric perspective, two things at which I’m sadly weak. While snooping around for tips on … Continue reading
Showcase: Cultures of Nerath
Cultures of Nerath by *samburley on deviantART And this is why I must, must, must study how to draw architecture.
I love stamps and fonts
I have discovered the wonder of stamps and fonts. First, fancy stamps. I needed some hieroglyphics for the background of my echidna palace pic. I snagged some photos off the Google image search, increased their brightness and contrast to leave … Continue reading